VOLUME 56, NO. 37
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58 WILL GRADUATE THIS YEAR
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Extensive Plans
Made By County
Agent For Sale
Two Young Guernsey Bulls
To Be Given Away; Ex
pect Good Crowd
mans are now uemg compieieu
for the purebred - registered |
Guernsey consignment sale to be [
■ held in Sparta, Friday, June 8,
at 12:30 p. m., under sponsorship
of Sparta chamber of commerce,
American Guernsey Cattle club,
the North Carolina Extension
service and the North Carolina
Guernsey Breeders association.
R. E. Black, chairman of ar
rangements here, said this week
that 13 open heifers, 5 bred heif
ers and 3 young bulls had been
consigned to the sale. These cat
tle have been carefully selected
from some of the best herds in
North Carolina, he pointed out.
In addition to the sale, two
young registered Guernsey bulls
will be given absolutely free.
These bulls were given by Coble
Dairies, Lexington and by Y. C.
Collins, Cedarock Farms, Salis
bury. Mr. Collins, a former Al
leghany man, stated that his bull
would be given to some person
in the county who buys a heifer
at the sale. Complete details will
be announced at the sale.
On Thursday night, preceding
the sale, the Sparta chamber of
commerce will entertain visitors
from the State Agriculture de
partment and consigners of the
sale. The meal will be served
by the Methodist W. S. C. S.
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expected to attend the meeting
and the sale are John A. Arey,
extension dairy specialist of the
extension service of North Caro
lina; Dr. W. M. Moore, state vet
erinarian and secretary of State
Guernsey Breeders’ association;
R. A. McLaughlin, field repre
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Canning Sugar
Being Re-Issued
Public Urged To Turn In
Stamps At OPA Office
In Sparta
A total of 570, or more than
half, of the sugar allotments that
were called in last week, have ^
been received by the board, Mrs.
Robert Feetwood, clerk, an
nounced yesterday.
Mrs. Fleetwood urged that all
those who had not done so, return
the stamps at once in order that
they may be re-issued and peo
ple can get their canning sugar.
The board will meet the first of
June to determine the number of
pounds that will be issued per
person.
“We appreciate the splendid
co-operation everyone has shown
in returning the stamps,” Mrs.
Fleetwood stated and added that
nowhere could more patriotic co
operation be found toward the
rationing program.
The more than 1,009 allotments
issued two weeks ago for
canning sugar were called in due
to the fact that too much sugar
per person had been issued, Mrs.
Fleetwood explainied.
Two County Men '
Wounded In Action
Two Alleghany county men
have been reported wounded in
action, one in the Pacific theater
and another in the European the
ater of operations, according to
a belated report received here.
Sgt Albert S. Ham, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Ham, of White
bead, was wounded in action in
Okinawa sometime between
iEay 18 and 21, according to a
message received by his parents.
The wound was suffered when a
bullet struck him in the thigh.
Pic. Olen G. Carpenter, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Carpenter, of
Twin .Oaks, was slightly wound
ed on April IS in Germany, but
is reported to be getting along
Furches Man Tells
Of Experiences In
Nazi Prison Camp
TO SPEAK HEBE
T. C. McKnight, director of
the Y. M. C. A., at Elkin, and
a noted speaker, will deliver
the commencement address at
Sparta high school Saturday
morning, June 9.
Tobacco Barns
Will Bp Bu jlt On
' State Test Farm
New Sheep Barn Now In Use;
Cattle Barn Nearing Its
Completion
F. E. Miller, director of the test
farm division of the N. C. De
partment of Agriculture, an
nounced this week that new to
bacco barns for the housing of
burley as well as Turkish tobac
co, would be erected on the State
test farm at Laurel Springs and
in Haywood county.
This is in keeping with the to
bacco program set up by the N. I
C. Legislature. Turkish tobacco
is to be tried out on the State test
farm as well as by a number of
other farmers of this section.
Work is going forward on oth
er barns at the State farm, since
the weather has become more fa
vorable for building. The newly
completed sheep barn is now
housing 16 purebred Hampshire
yearling ewes, recently brought
here from Statesville. The cat
tle barn is also nearing comple
tion and as soon as it is ready,
30 Hereford heifers will be
brought here, Mr. Miller explain
ed.
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CpI. Kyle Mabe Released Af
ter Five Months Intern
ment By Germans
Cpl. Kyle L. Mabe, of Furches,
calmly twirled a medal he had
“captured” from a German brig
adier general, as he related the
story of his experiences of five
months’ internment in a Nazi
prison camp.
The Alleghany corporal, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mabe, was
liberated from the Germans by
the twelfth division of the First
army on April 28 and returned to
his home at Furches this week,
after five months harrowing ex
periences with the “master-men”
of Germany.
The lack of food and clothing
as well as the sight of German
atrocities fell his lot along with
all other prisoners of war, fol
lowing his capture in the battle
of the Hurtgen Forrest in Bel
gium on December 17 as the Al- j
lies began the break-through of
the Siegfried line, he stated. Ail
those who could walk wqre taken
prisoner, but those who had been
wounded were disposed of, he said
as he told of a buddy who had
been wounded in the foot. “They
shot him eight times through, the
head.”
outrvituun mci
Their quarters, a former Ger
man military barn, which had
been used to shelter horses, was
badly crowded with 900 prison
ers in the building which was
100x500 feet. In the morning
they were given a cup of black
coffee made from burned barley,
for dinner a half cup of souo
which was nothing but broiled
potatoes in water and for supper
one loaf of bread for every seven
men and three baked potatoes.
“When I was liberated,” Cpl.
Mabe recalled, “I wore the same
uniform in which I was captured.”
During that time he went without
shaving for 60 days. When the
Germans had captured him, they
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MEETING OF HUNT CLUB
IS CALLED FOR JUNE 8
A meeting of the Hunt Club of
Alleghany county has been called
for Friday night, June 8 at 8:30
o’clock at the Sparta courthouse,
G. Glenn Nichols, temporary
chairman, announced this week.
The purpose of the meeting, it
was pointed out, is to elect per
manent officers and to transact
any business that might come be
fore the body. The name of the
club, Mr. Nichols said, will be
changed to the Wildlife CSdb.
Everyone is invited to attend
the meeting.
This Guernsey Bull To Be Given Away
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Hie fine young registered Guernsey bull pictured above
will be given away free at the consignment sale to be held in
Sparta on Friday, June 8. Hie animal is being given by Y. C.
Collins, owner of the Cedarock Farms, Salisbury, to a lucky
Postwar School
Building Plans
Are Being Made
New Buildings And Improve
ments Are Now Under
Serious Consideration
When the war comes to a close
and building materials and labor
are available, Alleghany county
school properties will ue great
ly improved, according to post
war plans now being mapped out
for proposed improvements forj
both the larger and smaller
schools.
A request has been made by
the county board of education
and a group of influencial citizens
interested in the schools, that the
county commissioners make a
levy to include the postwar build
ing program under consideration.
A number of new buildings,
standard toilet facilities, a con
solidated program and. many re
It was pointed out by Supt.
Clyde Fields that many of the
buildings are in bad repair and
very poorly equipped. Due to
wartime conditions, the amount
of repair work on these buildings
has been limited.
The need for a new elementary
school building at Sparta, many
repairs and in some cases new
buildings throughout the county
are under consideration. A con
solidated school for negroes is
also badly needed, it was point
ed out.
Beef Payment Is
Given By AAA
Chairman Collins Requests
That Cattlemen Keep
Records
pairs are included
Announcement of the Beef
Production Payment program by
the War Food Administration, ef
fective May 19, 1948, has been re
ceived by C. G. Collins, Chair
man, Alleghany AAA Commit
tee.
In explaining the program, the
AAA leader pointed out that the
payment rate willbe 50 cents per
hundredweight for good and
choice cattle owned and fed by
the applicant at least 3Q days
prior to 'soiling. “Cattle are re
quired to weigh 800 pounds
(liveweight) or more, and to be
sold to a licensed slaughterer," he
added.
“Payment will probably be
made similar to those earned un
der the dairy production payment
program and cattlemen are urged
to keep accurate records of sales,"
Mr. Collins declared.
“Cattlemen will be furnished
complete information relative to
details of the program as soon as
it is receiving by the Alleghany
AAA Committee,” he concluded.
Total Of 130 WiU
Finish 7th. Grade
In County Schools
Rural Carriers
Will Meet Here
On Friday Night
Woman’s Auxiliary To Be
Held; Election Of Officers
Scheduled
The Alleghany County Rural
Carriers Association will meet
here tomorrow night at eight o’
clock at the community building
for the annual banquet meeting.
Ed M. Anderson, publisher,
will speak to the group on the re
cent increase in salary for rural
carriers and I. W. Wagoner, En
nice carrier, will discuss the
pension plan. In addition, a
round-table discussion on cur
rent problems will be held.
Lon M. Reeves, president of
the association, announced that
the annual election of officers
was also scheduled.
The Woman’s Auxiliary, with
Mrs. Carl Irwin presiding, will
hold a brief meeting.
In addition to carriers and
their wives, several guests of the
association are expected to be
present. ,
Alleghany rural carriers in
clude: John Tucker, Furches;
Leff Wagoner, Whitehead; Ralph
Gentry, Glade Valley; Mack
Woodie, Piney Creek; Carl Irwin,
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Special Commencement Pro
grams Planned; 'Details
Are Given
With 130 students, 120 from the
white schools and 10 from the
colored schools, finishing the sev
enth grade in the various elemen
tary schools of the county this
year, most of the closing exer
cises and presentation of certifi
cates will take place June 8 and
9.
The exercises at th-j two high
schools, Sparta and Piney Creek,
will be brief with the awarding
of certificates constituting the
main program.
Laurel Springs, Little Pine and
Rich Hill, the three largest ele
mentary schools, have planned
elaborate closing exercises in the
form of commencement programs.
Rev. Worth Sweet, pastor of
the Laurel Springs Methodist
charge, will deliver the main ad
dress at Laurel Springs on Fri
day morning, June 8, at 10:30 o’
clock. The salutatory speech will
be given by Wendell Moxley and
the valedictory by Reba Brown.
The class will, by Hiram Cox,
will be followed by a reading,
“Just Books,” by Rosalie Blevins
and “The Last Day” by John Mil
ler. Principal F. T. Hart will
present certificates to the seven
members of the class, four boys
and three girls.
Little Pine school, with the
largest class of the three, will
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War Bond Sales In County
Are Lagging, Report Shows
Bond sales in Alleghany county
are lagging considerably with on
ly $30,437.50 reported late yes
terday afternoon on the quota of
$110,000.00 assigned the county in
the Seventh War Loan. This
leaves $79,562.50 yet to J>e sold.
A bond rally will be held at
Little Pine school on Saturday
night, JUne 2 at eight o’clock
when the Glade Creek quota of
$12,000.00 is expected to be rais
ed, I. W. Wagoner, chairman of
that township, announced this
week. A number of German
rifles, flags, bayonets and hel
mets will be on display there and
string music will be furnished by
the Smith Brothers’ band. S. R.
Nichols, county drive chairman,
will speak briefly at the rally.
Mr. Wagoner urged that all
those who are expecting to buy
bonds in this drive attend the
rally and put Glade Creek over
the top.
From Whitehead township Mrs.
Lonnie Edwards, who is serving
with R. E. Richardson, chairman,
reports the sale of $1,300.00. The
bonds have been bought in honor
of various Alleghany men in
service, Mrs. Edwards reports.
Mrs. Carrie V. Fender, $300.00 in
honor of Lonnie Lee Edwards,
MAMM 1-C, Pvt. Hassel Hoppers
and Robert Bryan Fender, U. S.
N.; Mrs. T. L. Grayson, $300.00 ir
honor of Robert Bryan Fender,
U. S. N., Sgt. Uienfill A. Hines
Jr., and Thomas M. Sprinkle, S
2-C; Lonnie Edwards, $400.00 ir
honor of Pvt. Edward K. Caudill
Lonnie Lee Edwards, MAMM 1-C
and Charlie Dale Edwards, S-1C
H. C. Cheek, $100.00 in honor o:
William C. Jarvis, H. A. 2-C an'
Mrs. Lonnie Edwards, $100.00 ii
honor of Lonnie L. Edwards
MAMM 1-C.
The Sparta post office report
$12,337.50 and the Northwester!
Bank, $18,000.00.
Sparta And Piney
Creek Graduation
Plans Announced
McKnight To Speak At Spar
ta And Dr. Stokes At
Piney Creek
There are 58 seniors who sire
receiving diplomas from the three
high schools of Alleghany county
this year. Of this number, 37 are
girls and 21 boys.
Most of the commencement ex
ercises were cut short because of
wartime conditions and some
of the programs are being held in
the morning and afternoon in
stead of in the evening.
Piney Creek ProgTam
Finals at Piney Creek will
open on Sunday evening at 8:30
o’clock June 3 when Rev. B. L.
Chastain, pastor of First Method
ist Church at Independence, will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
The graduating exercises will be
held Friday evening, June 8 at
8:30 with eight seniors to be
awarded diplomas. The valedic
tory address will be delivered by
Bytha Sturgill while Edwin Wyatt
will give the salutatory. The com
mencement address will be de
livered by Dr. J. L. Stokes, of
Elkin and the presentation of
diplomas will be made by Supt.
Clyde Fields.
The exercises at Piney Creek
will be brought to a close Sat
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59 Teachers In
County This Yr.
Alleghany Has Been Fortun
ate In Keeping Experienced
Teachers
Alleghany county now has a
total of 55 white teachers and
principals and four colored teach
I ers who are completing a success
ful school year. This brings the
total up to 59 for the county.
While the war has resulted in
a shortage of teachers, this coun
Uv has been fortunate in the past
year in having for the most part,
well trained teachers with ex
perience. Because of the times,
it has been necessary to employ
some with emergency certifi
cates; but as a whole, the high,
ratings of the county teachers
have been maintained.
Women have long outnumbered
men and because of the war, the
number of men in the profession
continues to decrease. This year
there are 7 to the 52 women.
In the central schools, Sparta
and Piney'Creek have the largest
group of teachers with 20 at Spar
ta and 13 at Piney Creek.
It was explained that eighth
grade teachers are counted in the
elementary department and that
the two agriculture teachers were
not included in the total for the
county.
Supt. Fields pointed out that
the county lost one elementary'
teacher in the allotment this year
due to the decrease in attendance
in district one.
Enrollment In
Schools Is 1,872
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The total enrollment of
three Ugh schools, toge
with the 11 one, two, and tt
teacher schools in Allegt
county this year la 1*71.
this nttfObCf, m are in
school and 1,578 in the gr